actin
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/ˈæktɪn/
Definition of actin
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
“2012, Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th ed., chapter 9 "Muscles and Muscle Tissue", page 281. Actin has kidney-shaped polypeptide subunits, called globular actin or G actin, which bear the active sites to which the myosin heads attach during contraction.”
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noun
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(uncountable)A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
“2012, Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th ed., chapter 9 "Muscles and Muscle Tissue", page 281. Actin has kidney-shaped polypeptide subunits, called globular actin or G actin, which bear the active sites to which the myosin heads attach during contraction.”
- (countable)One of the six isoforms of actin.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”), based on the shape of the filament formed, + -in.
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